[Event "Biel Festival Masters Qual 2025"] [White "Svane,Frederik"] [Black "Aravindh,Chithambaram VR"] [Site "Biel"] [Round "2.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.07.16"] [WhiteElo "2659"] [BlackElo "2724"] [PlyCount "100"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 13,100,22,21,16,27,29,26,14,14,31,18,8,25,0,0,17,64,64,52,47,59,50,69,75,66,62,85,70,82,88,160,156,214,64,64,34,30,30,43,40,68,48,94,69,77,87,79,85,98,88,103,102,161,140,170,166,158,-287,-287,-287,-287,-276,-110,-112,-110,-109,-109,-139,-139,-437,-431,-372,-303,-406,-415,-1127,-429,-332,-383,-433,-433,-433,-416,-410,-410,-410,-387,-29991,-29992]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:10]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:6:8]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:1:33]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:41]} 8. f4 {[%emt 0:4:34] seems to push 8.Be2 aside. B46: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 a6.} d6 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 9. Qf3 {[%emt 0:14:17]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 10. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:7:22] White has an edge.} bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 11. fxe5 {[%emt 0:9:5]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:10:39]} 12. Bc4 {[%emt 0:1:13]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:6:8]} 13. b3 $146 {[%emt 0:20:21]} (13. Rb1 O-O 14. O-O Qa5 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. h3 a5 17. Rf3 Kh8 18. Kh2 Bd7 19. Bg1 {½-½ Pilgram,K (2154)-Hatsek,W (2062) RA-2021-0-00678 2020} )Qa5 {[%emt 0:6:36][%csl Ya3,Yc3]} 14. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:5][%cal Yc3d5] Threatening Nd5!.} Qb6 {[%emt 0:4:44]} (14... Qd8 $11 )15. Na4 $14 {[%emt 0:5:26]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:5:29]} 16. h3 {[%emt 0:0:17] Repels Bg4} O-O {[%emt 0:0:41]} 17. O-O {[%emt 0:0:20]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:3:7]} 18. Be3 {[%emt 0:18:18]} c5 {[%emt 0:16:46]} 19. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 20. Rf2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rbd8 {[%emt 0:1:49]} 21. Raf1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:12:43]} 22. Qg3 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:5:46]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:7:41]} (22... Kh7 $16 23. Bxd4 cxd4 )23. Rf5 {[%emt 0:6:57]} ({White must play} 23. Bxh6 $18 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Rg3g7]} Nh5 24. Qg4 (24. Qf3 Qxh6 25. Bxf7+ Kh7 $16 )Qxh6 (24... Rxc4 $2 25. Qxh5 Qxh6 26. Qxh6 $18 )25. Bxf7+ (25. Rxf7 Rxc4 26. Rxf8+ Bxf8 $11 )Kh8 (25... Rxf7 $2 26. Rxf7 Qe3+ 27. Kh2 $18 )26. Bxh5 (26. Qxh5 Qxh5 27. Bxh5 Rxf2 $18 ))Rxc4 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:5:22]} 24. bxc4 {[%emt 0:1:54]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 25. Qxe5 $40 {[%emt 0:3:20][%mdl 128] Black needs to defend precisely.} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:5:29]} 26. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:0:9][%cal Yc3d2]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:0:6][%csl Gb7][%cal Rg6g2]} 27. R5f2 {[%emt 0:7:6]} (27. Bxc5 $2 Qxg2# )Bf6 {[%emt 0:13:50] Against Qe5} (27... Qe6 $14 {might be stronger.} )28. Qb3 {[%emt 0:1:36]} Be4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 29. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 30. Be3 {[%emt 0:1:26]} Be5 {[%emt 0:0:14] This pair of bishops is nice.} 31. c5 {[%emt 0:0:8][%cal Rb3f7]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 32. Re2 {[%emt 0:1:18]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:3:19]} (32... Re7 $16 )33. Qa4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Re7 {[%emt 0:0:4] Wards off Qe8+} 34. Bf4 {[%emt 0:1:0] Dodges Qg3} Bc6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 35. Qc4 {[%emt 0:0:29]} (35. Qxa6 $16 {is necessary to keep the advantage.} Bd4+ 36. Kh2 )Bb5 $1 $19 {[%emt 0:2:43]} 36. Qxb5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} axb5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 37. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:26]} (37... Rxe5 $19 38. Bxe5 Qxc2 )38. Re3 $17 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Qxc2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 39. Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Qb2 {[%emt 0:0:50][%cal Yb2d4] White must now prevent ...Qd4!.} 40. Rff3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} b4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. axb4 {[%emt 0:5:59][%mdl 8192] [#]} (41. Rb3 $17 {was the only chance.} Qd4+ 42. Kh2 )Ra2 $1 $19 {[%emt 0:40:59][%csl Ga2][%cal Rb2g2]} (41... Qxb4 42. Kh2 $17 )42. Rg3 {[%emt 0:24:31]} (42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Rg3 Ra1+ (43... Qxb4 44. Kh2 $17 )44. Kh2 Qc1 $19 (44... Qxb4 $2 45. Be5 $18 ))Qf2+ {[%emt 0:0:54]} ({Weaker is} 42... Qxb4 43. Be5 $11 )43. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#] Be5 would now be deadly.} Ra1 $1 {[%emt 0:1:37][%csl Ga1][%cal Rf2g1]} 44. Re8+ {[%emt 0:21:24]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:1:7][%csl Ga1][%cal Rf2g1]} 45. Rxg7+ {[%emt 0:0:49]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 46. Be5+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:0] ( -> ...Rf1)} 47. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:0:48]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 48. Bxa1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qf4+ {[%emt 0:0:21]} 49. g3 {[%emt 0:5:6]} ({But not} 49. Rg3 h5 50. h4 Qxh4+ 51. Rh3 Qf4+ (51... Qxb4 52. Bg7 $15 )52. Kh1 Qc1+ (52... Qxb4 53. Bc3 $15 )53. Kh2 Qxa1 )Qd2+ {[%emt 0:1:28]} (49... Qxb4 50. Rd8 Qb1 (50... Qxc5 $2 51. Rd2 $17 )51. g4+ Kf4 52. Bc3 $17 )50. Kh1 $2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (50. Kg1 $19 )Ke4 {[%emt 0:0:0] Weighted Error Value: White=0.34/Black=0.15 (very precise) Loses game: White=2 --- Missed win: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=2 Black=5 Inaccurate: White=1 Black=2 OK: White=19 Black=17 Best: White=7 Black=2 Strong: White=1 Black=4} 0-1